White House gives Democrats new DHS funding offer as partial government shutdown drags on

CNN ^ | 2/27/26 | Justin Papp

[Libloather]

Congressional Democrats on Friday said they received a counteroffer from the White House to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

The department has been shut down since Feb.14 after lawmakers failed to strike a deal on immigration enforcement restrictions.

“We have received the White House’s counteroffer and are reviewing it closely. Democrats remain committed to keep fighting for real reforms to rein in ICE and stop the violence,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York, said in a statement.

The negotiations over DHS funding are heightened after federal immigration agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens during an immigration surge in Minneapolis, though the Trump administration has since said it would wind down the operation.

Democrats are demanding changes to DHS’ immigration enforcement tactics. They want to bar federal immigration agents from wearing masks, mandate body cameras and require them to obtain judicial warrants to search homes, among other proposed changes. The White House and Republicans have pushed back on the mask ban and judicial warrant requirement.

Senate Democrats on Monday for the second time blocked a House-passed DHS funding bill, as negotiations dragged on.

“Yesterday, the White House made another serious counter offer. Democrats need to make a move to end the shutdown before more Americans are harmed by a lack of funding for critical services like disaster relief,” a White House official said on Friday.

[Libloather]

Is this Chuckles' massive resistance move? Oh, how sad. And pretty much pathetic. This has been going on for how long? Did anyone notice?

[HYPOCRACY]

Didn’t even know there was a shutdown with all the dog shows going on.

[cowboyusa]

My offer is this, nothing.

[Highest Authority]

I wouldn’t give the Rats anything!

[butlerweave]

Don’t involve the democrats with too many things at once they have trouble walking while chewing gum ,LOL

[Tell It Right]

All of this war with Iran stuff can be confusing, so I'll see if I can clear it up.

If you're angry with Americans attacking Iran, but you cheer when Americans attack ICE ... you might be a Democrat.

[silverleaf]

Pretty bad time to be hanging TSA out to dry….

[Brian Griffin]

You’re not going to fly home to campaign unless the TSA is funded.

Trump can veto the TSA funding bill unless he gets what he wants.

[Brian Griffin]

The Secretary of the Treasury shall set up an ICE Bank System
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All persons and entities who engage in any type of physical real property activity must use an ICE Bank System account of theirs to obtain payment
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Such physical real property activity shall be deemed to include building facility cleaning under contract and all building construction, building repair, building painting, septic system work, building site preparation, irrigation work, paving, landscaping, landscape maintenance, fencing and mowing
....

[plain talk]

The counteroffer was —

Trump won’t invade Cuber if the dems agree to fully fund DHS.

[popdonnelly]

The fact that the Democrats won’t fund DHS at a vulnerable time indicates that they are agenda driven traitors.